Tickets will be sold for $5 per ticket. At 6:00PM tickets will be drawn, with the first ticket drawn being the first to pick from the raffle items, second second, and so forth. If there is nothing left that a person wants, the next ticket is drawn. All money taken in will be RMMAC club funds to use in promoting & growing RMMAC and other club uses. There is a limit of ONE gift certificate per person as a prize.

Rochester Minnesota Marine Aquarium Club (RMMAC): Our purpose is to enhance the hobby, and grow a community, by promoting the exchange of information, equipment, and livestock. We are located in SE Minnesota, centered on Rochester, and we welcome all to join from the surrounding areas.

Chattanooga Reef Club Frag Swap, August 16

The Chattanooga Reef Club and its members would like to invite you to their annual Frag Swap! Join fellow reefers from around the region for this 7th installment of this event. Buy, sell, trade, or browse coral and equipment! Meet other reef hobbyists from all around the Southeast and enjoy this time of fun, fellowship, and of course some major fragging!

Buy, sell, and trade coral and equipment

How to frag coral demonstration

Cost is $1 for card carrying club members, $3 for non-club members, and $10 to rent a table to sell.

Dozens of commercial and hobby level sellers and traders.

Many raffle prizes including skimmers, lighting, gift certificates, frags, and much more.

Concession stand style food if you get hungry!

Everyone is welcome to attend!

We are very excited about this year's swap! We have Dr. Mac from Pacific East Aquaculture coming with 100's of corals, Dennis Tagrin of DT's Plankton Farm, Randy Reed from Reef Nutrition/Reed Mariculture, Matt Carberry From Sustainable Aquatics and a few more in the works. There are donations to be raffled off from several major companies including Red Sea, Seachem, Reef Geek, Current, Hamilton Technology, AirWaterIce, Reef Doctor Micromussas, Cherry Corals, Carib-Sea and more to come!! We hope to see you all there!!

Reefkeepers Weekender, August 29 - September 1

The Reefkeepers Weekender has grown steadily since it’s inception, and last year was a really fantastic weekend, with superb presentations, a Quiz, brilliant rafflle prizes, cabarets, plenty for the kids, and LOTS of late night chat (and a fair bit of Resolve sold in the shop!).

The highlight of the weekend will be, in additon to the usual raffle and quiz, presentations by none other than world renowned experts:

Mr Anthony Calfo, Author of two of the "Bibles" of reef keeping, "The Book of Coral Propagation" and "Reef Invertebrates" amongst others. Anthony has also recently had articles in "Ultra Marine" magazine.

Top Dutch expert, Mr. Ron Hessing. Ron writes for Koralle magazine in Germany, A Journal in the USA, and his own site www.marineaquarium.nl and has spoken publically at events around the world, most famously, MACNA and the Boston Reefers Society.

As well as these eminent experts, there will be other presentations, to be confirmed. Details of what their presentations will be will follow a bit nearer the time.

It is essential that you book now if you want to come this year. Last year, the holday park was full, and some of those that wanted to come were disappointed. So, don’t delay your decision this time people. It is bound to be over subscribed with a line up like this, so get in there and secure your place. You need to contact Pontins, Pakefield to book on 01502 502 900. Tell them it is for the Reefkeepers Weekender, and make sure you give them your UR name as well your real one, so that we can issue badges.

For 3 nights Fri, Sat and Sun, it is £60 and half price for Under 18’s. This is half board, so a full Breakfast and Evening Meal each day are included. There will be Trade Stands and Give-aways too, and, of course, a chance to meet up for our annual chin wag and party! You do need to book this now! It has become one of the leading UK meets of the year and you don't want to miss it!

MACNA XX, September 5 - 7

Presented by Atlanta Reef Club and MASNA, MACNA is the largest hobbyist marine conference in North America. New aquarium products, vendors will often wait until MACNA to release new products into the hobby. Hobby professionals, you will have a chance to meet and mingle with professionals in the hobby like Eric Borneman and Anthony Calfo. A chance to be at a conference with hundreds of other people just as obsessed with aquariums as you are.

We have selected the Westin Peachtree Plaza as the host hotel for this event. It is the tallest hotel in the western hemisphere. Our negotiated room rate is $119.00 per night with discounted parking. Everyone that stays in the hotel will be given free internet access from their rooms.

This 73-story tower, topped by the revolving Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View, graces the heart of Atlanta. Connected to AmericasMart, The Westin Peachtree Plaza, is steps from CNN, Georgia Aquarium, Georgia World Congress Center and the Georgia Dome.

Southern Colorado Marine Aquarist Society Frag Swap, October 4

The SCMAS FragStock will take place on October 4th 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Colorado Springs Colorado. This event will feature Marine Livestock (no Fish) and Dry Goods vendors from Colorado as well as national vendors from around the country. The event will take place in the Salon A Grand Ballroom and feature raffle items and amazing corals. Check back frequently as vendors are added to the list. We will also be listing the Raffle items on this site as well. Below is the event layout (subject to change) and some pictures of the Hotel. For more information or if you would like to be a vendor please send an email to Ldogg@thescmas.com.

Second Annual Oklahoma City Conference for Reef Aquarists and Saltwater Enthusiasts (CRASE), October 25

When: October 25, 2008, 10 AM to 6 PM
Where: University Central Oklahoma Conference Center
Admission: Adult tickets are $15 each for general admission, $25 with prepaid gourmet box lunch. Children are $10 each for general admission, $20 with prepaid gourmet box lunch.
Website: http://www.mycomas.com/content/view/89/102/

After the fabulous success of CRASE 2007, Aquariums Tropical Fish Supply and the Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society are pleased to announce the second annual Oklahoma City Conference for Reef Aquarists and Saltwater Enthusiasts (CRASE). This will be a single day event and will comprise keynote lectures by distinguished speakers in the area of saltwater aquariums. In addition, the President of COMAS, Dr. Paul Whitby, will be discussing aquascaping. There will also be a hobbyist frag sale, vendor and trade displays as well as numerous door prizes.

The list of prizes is beginning to take shape, please remember to stop by and check as it grows. For now, here are a few of the door prizes we will have:

Gift Certificates to Aquarium Oddballs

Gift Certificates to Aquariums Tropical Fish Supply

Gift Certificates to Zoanuts

And the Grand Prize this year is: A complete 75gallon Reefready system. This comprises a 75g All Glass mega flow tank (Donated by Aquariums) a custom built Oak Stand and Canopy, 2 4 foot T5 lights, return pump, plumbing for the overflows and a sump. The stand and canopy are not stained so that you can match the system to your house decor. This prize is worth over $1,500.

Guest speakers will be:

Dr. Ron Shimek:
Firstly, it is with great pleasure that the organizers of CRASE wish to announce that --after a great deal of requests from COMAS members---Dr. Ron Shimek will be returning to CRASE. Dr. Shimek will be discussing invertebrates used as clean up crews, commonly available and some not so commonly available. His talk will encompass the pros- the cons- the dos and the don'ts.

Adam Mangino:
The second presenter is a new face to the CRASE. Adam Mangino is one of the ORA team and is primarily involved with their captive breeding program and in particular he is responsible for the hybridization to create the indigo dottyback. He will be talking on captive breeding of marine ornamentals.

Dr. Sanjay Joshi:
Also new to the CRASE is one of the most respected names in reef tank lighting. Dr. Sanjay Joshi has published numerous articles on spectral qualities of bulbs and the effect of various reflectors. It is fair to say the level of expertise he will be bringing to the CRASE is outstanding and I very much look forward to meting him. Dr. Joshi will be discussing various options in reef lighting with particular respect to both T5 and MH technology.

Dr. Paul W. Whitby:
Dr. Whitby is President of the Central Oklahoma Marine Aquarium Society (COMAS) and has over 20 years experience as a saltwater hobbyist. Dr. Whitby will be discussing aquascaping techniques.

Reef-A-Palooza (RAP) is an annual event promoted by the Southern California Marine Aquarium Society (SCMAS). Now in its fourth year, RAP can best be described as an indoor marketplace where sellers, exhibitors, and hobbyists of all types can buy, sell, trade, showcase their products to the marine hobbyist community. The main purpose of Reef-A-Palooza is to provide an enjoyable, positive atmosphere that is conducive to education and trade of both product and knowledge. As such, participating vendors range from large manufacturers, to retailers, to small livestock sellers, and participating hobbyists range from the beginner to the elite, rare-species coral farmer. It is the perfect venue to showcase new products in the marine aquarium industry as well as retail products for sale. We strive to rally a diverse range of participants into the one-day event so as to present the best value and interest to everyone involved. Considering our current bookings and the popularity of previous years, we expect 60+ vendors/exhibitors and well over 1,000 attendees this year!

Reef-A-Palooza provides the perfect venue for marine aquarium hobbyists to meet fellow enthusiasts, exchange information, and trade, and learn about new products. One of our main goals at Reef-A-Palooza, and within SCMAS, is to educate and enlighten the public with the latest knowledge in marine animal husbandry skills and environmental responsibility. For instance, SCMAS fully encourages the rapid advancement and allure of coral propagation as a viable alternative to wild harvest collection practices. As such, many of our booth vendors are local hobbyists who grow their own corals specifically to sell and trade at Reef-A-Palooza and similar events. SCMAS thoroughly encourages this type of “green commerce” for both the betterment and future of our hobby, as well as the resulting benefit to the marine environment.

Reef-A-Palooza is focused mainly to cater to the vendor and hobbyist, rather than as an educational conference. As such, we tend to attract customers who come specifically for the purpose of buying and seeing all the different exhibitor’s booths and displays. Nonetheless, speakers, raffle drawings, and other entertainment are provided to help keep people around for most of the day, even after seeing all the booths. In addition, our promotional and marketing efforts are nearly guaranteed to attract high participation and attendance rates, and hence, heavy foot-traffic throughout the building. RAP 2007 is going to be HUGE this year due to the popularity of its new venue (Orange County Fair & Exposition Center, Building #14) as well as the number of sellers, vendors, and manufacturers involved. We now have 18,000 square feet of indoor, climate-controlled space in which to make this event a resounding success. Now into its fourth year, Reef-A-Palooza has quickly gained the reputation as an event that is NOT to be missed!

Marine Aquarium Expo” (MAX), is southern California’s premier indoor consumer-tradeshow, bringing together manufacturers, retailers, and saltwater enthusiasts from all over the nation into one giant, centralized location. More than 100 booths fill 22,000 square feet of exhibitor floor space plus another 7,000 sq. ft. of covered courtyard to accommodate speakers, raffle drawings, Club booths, and various workshops. MAX is the perfect venue to see the latest innovative products and offerings as well as the most progressive enterprises in the marine aquarium business. MAX is a spectacular marketplace for selling/trading of livestock, equipment, supplies, and various other goods. Literally THOUSANDS of coral frags are available for sale from the dozens of livestock exhibitors attending Marine Aquarium Expo. We invite you to bring the entire family to see what the excitement is all about. MAX is an event that you do NOT want to miss!

Two Full Days of festivities, trade, and entertainment! Do not miss this event!